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American booze pulled from BC Liquor Stores available at independent outlets
March 07, 2025 - 6:00 PM
iNwine

Two BC Liquor Stores in Kamloops were bustling this week as employees pulled American booze off the shelves including Jack Daniel’s American bourbon whisky, Tito’s vodka from Texas and Jim Beam Kentucky bourbon.
Students are swapping test tubes for animal hides in West Kelowna
November 18, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Mount Boucherie High School in West Kelowna has added a new and unusual science course to its curriculum that will teach survival skills to students like tanning animal hides and and preserving food.
How some Okanagan wineries are tackling climate change
November 04, 2023 - 11:30 AM
iNwine

Climate change presents a whole host of issues for the Okanagan’s wine industry.
Penticton band reveals new winter home to community
June 26, 2023 - 9:17 AM

Penticton Indian Band (PIB) celebrated the grand opening of a new q?c?i? (winter home) at the Outma Sqilx’W Cultural School with a ribbon-cutting ceremony last week.
Two rental highrises proposed for burgeoning business area near Kelowna Costco
December 13, 2022 - 4:00 PM
iNhome

Two new highrises are proposed for Kelowna’s Midtown area next to Orchard Park Mall and Costco.
Upscale supermarket in Kelowna’s North End now set for spring opening
July 19, 2022 - 6:00 AM
iNwine

When Don Pham bought the old OK Builders Supply warehouse on Ellis Street in the fall of 2019 he had plans to convert it to a grocery store in Kelowna’s North End by the following summer.
Penticton contractor adds lustre to landscaping projects
May 17, 2021 - 7:00 AM
iNhome

A Penticton landscaper has found a way to add a new dimension to landscape aesthetics.
Medians being built on stretch of Highway 97, north of Summerland
February 08, 2021 - 12:11 PM

Median barriers will be installed on a stretch of Highway 97 north of Summerland that, in its current state, has long been a call to action.
Thinking of a backyard pool this summer? It may be too late in the Thompson Okanagan
January 17, 2021 - 9:00 AM

Last year’s outbreak of COVID-19 bolstered an already busy swimming pool market in Kamloops and the Okanagan, with many residents opting to build a backyard pool rather than go on vacation during the pandemic.
Don’t plan on eating lunch in the middle of this downtown Kelowna street just yet
June 29, 2020 - 11:10 AM

Today marks the official closing of Bernard Avenue in downtown Kelowna in order for local businesses to expand their offerings into the street.
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iN NUMBERS: Beer, wine and spirits in Kamloops, Okanagan
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Central Okanagan needs 20,000 new homes in five years
Cities around the Central Okanagan have been figuring out how many homes they need to build to keep up with the rising demand, but the regional district has taken a step back to look at the bigger picture. The Regional District of the Centr

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